Texas prisoners watched PORN in their cells after rewiring TV sets... and their guards knew

Inmates in a Texas prison have been watching pornographic television programs from their cells for months despite complaints from guards.

Guards at Liberty County Jail reported the inmates watching the programs on Cinemax for in some cases hours at night since December of last year before a cable scrambler was attached last month.

Jail records dated in early February showed complaints by guards of the racy content, writing in one: '4 dorm watching porno channel again' and another 'one of the TVs had porn on it. Told them to change the channel,' according to KPRC.

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Inappropriate entertainment: Inmates in a Texas prison were found watching porn on a nightly basis for at least three months against complaints by the guards

Liberty County says they complained to Comcast, the facility's cable provider, for weeks but it wasn't taken seriously.

They say it was only until they threatened to terminate their cable service all together that the company sent someone over.

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'I believe that Comcast just couldn't believe that their system had been manipulated,' Captain Rex Evans with the Liberty County Sheriff's Office told KTRK.

Inmates said they disconnected the cable and bypassed the set-top control box, then connecting the cable wire into the back of the TV allowing them to watch the programs.

Complaints: Jail logs date the security guards' complaints of the racy material obtained by the inmates back to early February

Ignored: The county facility says they complained several times to their cable provider of the content but they only came out to inspect in late February after threatened to terminate their business

Comcast spokesperson told KTRK 'Once Liberty County made us aware the inmates had access to Cinemax, we took the necessary steps to block access to the channel.'

On February 7, a Comcast engineer visited the facility, installing a scrambling device to block the adult content.

One inmate told KPRC that the nightly viewing of pornography in the facility created 'a lot of fights.'

Surprised: Captain Rex Evans said he believes the cable provider of Comcast just couldn't believe their system had been manipulated allowing the content to stream in

Another inmate said it 'made the showers hell' after the viewing.

'If you're watching this you're not able to go out and get a woman, what's next in the prison? Who else but another offender?' Maryanne Denner, a veteran prison instructor told KPRC.

'That's got to be in their mind. They're watching this constantly and you have no way of releasing your frustrations,' a jailer told KPRC. 'They can take full advantage of anybody.'

Harms: While the county jail says that the inmates' cable is not funded through tax payers, some of the inmates came forward saying that the adult content provoked more fights among them and made life harder

The jail's warden Tim New said that inmates for rape and other sexual crimes were not mixed with the general population who had access to the channel.

He said that any other violent offenders were more likely held away from the others in their own cells and away from the programs.

Said to pacify and occupy the inmates, the televisions and their monthly cable bill are paid for by inmate trust funds instead of tax dollars, according to authorities at the jail.

The sheriff's office is currently investigating the handling of the incident.